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Billy Burks!

About Me

Decorated veteran guitar hero and barber to the stars,come and get a haircut at Billy's Barber shop at Salon Pop 1085 Redondo ave Long Beach Ca 90804 (562)987-9200(no Humpers booking calls please) appointments are suggested but you can always try a walk-in during the week, check out Salon Pop's Page below.Now on to the music stuff,been playin guitar since I was about two and a half so I guess I kinda like it.Played , toured , recorded and fought with THE HUMPERS from the early 90's till ???? when we thought THE HUMPERS broke up the first time Scott Drake and I started The Fabulous Prizes(no releases) ,then The Vice Principals with Jeff Drake (one release on Sympathy and one lost recording).Other bands I have played and /or recorded with include The Privateers,The Harbortown Saints ,The Sweet Things,ALL DAY,Mario Escovedo,The Procrastinators (never really got around to doin anything)The Double D Ranch and I played a couple songs on Scott Drake's first solo record as well as producing the Fabulous Tuscaderos record.The new ALL DAY record should be out soon including their cover of "wake up and lose"featuring your's truely on guitar.I am sometimes available for recording projects (guitar,production,mandolin whatever) And I'm starting a new super group this year (send resume) finally ,thanks to everyone for commin out for the Humpers reunion shows,big fun!

My Interests

Pearl Buttons, Guitars , old fords,guitars,snakes,real country music , real rock n roll, guitars, fishin in the shade,cuttin me some hair, makin music with my friends, and all that other Willie Nelson kinda stuff.

I'd like to meet:

The man who killed my dog!Now Here is some live footage of THE HUMPERS in action for all the kids(calm down) ..

Music:

Dolls,Heartbreakers,DeadBoys,Hanoi Rocks,TYLA/Dogs D'Amour,London Cowboys, FallenAngels, Stooges,Dictators,Clash,Lords of the New church,Beasts of Bourbon,Vibrators,The Flying Burrito Bros., Stones,Kinks,THE DEL FUEGOS!!!Everly Bros., Roy Orbison, Waylon ,Willie,TOWNES VAN ZANDT,Doug Kershaw,ROGER MILLER,George Jones,Steve Earle, Texas Tornadoes, Pray For Rain,The Pogues,Leaving Trains,Tex&the Horseheads,Hangmen,Nomads,Neckbones. Maestro Ennio Morricone

Movies:

Little Big Man ,Pow Wow Highway,Once apon a time in the west,Night of the hunter,Heartworn Highways,-Tora,Tora,Tora.-

Television:

The Andy Griffith Show!!!!!!!! ,Bah Bah Blacksheep, M.A.S.H, little house on the prairie, The Munsters, TheRockford Files, ..aries on W.W.II and my favorite, ..aries about The Great Chiefs and battles where the Wasichu's lose!!!!

Books:

The massive book of sex drugs and rock n roll, Please kill me ,Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,Once we were Eagles, "The life and incredible times of THE HUMPERS' legendary enigmatic guitar genius BILLY BURKS and his immeasurable impact on modern rock and roll and society in general"- (not yet written).

Heroes:

Andy Griffith,Andy Mcoy,Johnny Thunders/Syl Sylvain/Walter Lure,Keith,Ronnie, The Incredible Mr.Dan Zanes!!Cheetah Chrome Pa Ingles,Herman Munster,Leo Fender,Orville Gibson,The Wright Bros.,Billy Gibbons,Rick Nielson,James Burton, Al Bruno,Don Rich,Jessie Ed Davis,Jeff Fieldhouse Manny, Moe and Jack,Claud Akins,Robert Blake,Billy Joe Shaver,Townes van Zandt,Dudley Moore(as arthur) ,Uncle Edward,Floyd the Barber,Sally Browder, "Pappy" Boyington, Chief Ray Camacho, KEN ALL NIGHT ROCKER!!!!!Todd Barnes Shamus Garcia ,Murph and Gandma Rainwaters